Punchestown (IRE) Races

12:48 13:18 13:48 14:18 14:48 15:18 15:48

Punchestown (IRE)

14:48

Matchbook 50:50 Graduation Series Maiden Hurdle

Punchestown (IRE) Date: Mon, 12 Jan 2026 Distance: 2m3½f Type: Hurdle Going: Soft To Heavy Surface: Turf

Win: €5.80 Place: €1.70 €2.10 €1.10 Exacta: €49.80 Trifecta: €169.30

Non-Runners: Bergamasquo (lame), Poet's Gale (ran yesterday)

Previous Runs	Pos	Horse	Age/Sex	Status	Jockey	Trainer	Weight	SP	Beaten By	Formline
2m3f	1st	#12Shabby Hill Raced in second - pushed along after 2 out - ridden and led against far rail approaching last - ran on well final 110yds(op 5/1)	6 G	Elite	Philip Byrnes	C Byrnes	166 lbs	9/2	Won	-
2m6f	2nd	#7Lyreen Og Took keen hold - in touch with leaders - dropped to midfield 4 out - went fourth after 2 out - went second last - kept on - no match for winner(op 16/1 tchd 8/1)	5 G	Poor	Daniel King	A J Martin	166 lbs	9/1	.75	-
2m2½f 2m1f 2m	3rd	#15Kimi De Mai (FR) Prominent - soon went third - keeping on but wandered around approaching last - no extra final 110yds(op 2/5)	5 M	Poor	Paul Townend	W P Mullins	159 lbs	4/6F	3	-
2m	4th	#13Sticktothescript Led - headed approaching last - soon no extra(op 16/1)	4 G	Poor	Phillip Enright	Oliver McKiernan	166 lbs	15/2	3.75	-
2m 2m4f	5th	#11Royal Soldier Towards rear - headway from 3 out - still plenty to do home turn - kept on - never near to challenge(op 80/1)	5 G	Poor	Donagh Meyler	Mrs Gillian Callaghan	166 lbs	125/1	20	-
2m4½f	6th	#3Double Power Midfield - brief headway 2 out - soon no impression(tchd 18/1)	5 G	Poor	James Smith (5)lbs	Ian Patrick Donoghue	161 lbs	16/1	2.5	-
2m½f 2m 2m	7th	#6Lord Tobin (FR) Prominent - weakened from 2 out (vet reported gelding to be post race normal)(tchd 9/2)	4 G	Poor	Jack Kennedy	Gordon Elliott	166 lbs	5/1	6	-
2m4f	8th	#1Albus Never better than midfield - mistake 2 out - soon no extra(op 66/1)	5 G	Poor	Sam Ewing	Gordon Elliott	166 lbs	50/1	19	-
2m4f	9th	#5Jesse James Howard Midfield - towards rear when not fluent 3 out - no extra from 2 out(op 125/1)	6 G	Poor	Kieren Buckley	Ms Claire O'Connell	166 lbs	250/1	4.75	-
2m	10th	#14Wise Man Never better than midfield - weakened from 2 out(op 66/1)	4 G	Poor	Danny Mullins	Donal Hassett	166 lbs	150/1	0.2	-
2m1f 2m	11th	#10Potters Pal Towards rear - headway halfway - in touch with leaders 4 out - weakened 2 out (jockey said gelding ran too free)(op 125/1)	4 G	Poor	Gavin Brouder	Thomas Cooper	166 lbs	200/1	2.5	-
2m1f 2m 2m3f	12th	#16Peppers Corner Midfield - towards rear halfway - no extra from 3 out(op 80/1)	5 M	Poor	Josh Younge (7)lbs	Edward F Power	152 lbs	200/1	2.75	-
2m4f 2m½f 2m	13th	#4Gerrymandering (IRE) Didn't jump with fluency - always behind(op 150/1 tchd 250/1)	7 G	Poor	Liam McKenna (5)lbs	William J McLernon	161 lbs	200/1	20	-
2m3½f	99th	#8Michael's Jet Midfield - weakened and dropped to rear before 4 out - pulled up 2 out(op 125/1 tchd 250/1)	4 G	Poor	Mr R W Barron (5)lbs	V C Ward	161 lbs	200/1	-	-